Sports news summaries — Page 26
Essential facts and source links for recent sports stories.
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Yankees beat Rays 9-2; Tampa Bay must win out for 100 wins
The Rays lost 9-2 to the Yankees and must now win every remaining game to reach 100 victories. Tampa Bay had already clinched the division, secured home-field advantage in the playoffs and bypassed the Wild Card round; it rested regulars for the postseason. -
Christiaan Bezuidenhout to play golf fundraiser for stuttering center
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, a spokesperson for the Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research, will play its Oct. 12 charity golf tournament in Georgia to raise funds; he says he has spent four years raising awareness of stuttering. -
A lost football bet put Storm rookie Flau’jae Johnson in Ole Miss gear
Seattle Storm rookie Flau’jae Johnson arrived at the team’s regular-season finale Wednesday in head-to-toe Ole Miss gear after losing a friendly bet on last weekend’s game between Ole Miss and LSU; she still flashed LSU’s hand sign. -
Brewers beat Phillies 4-1 as Philadelphia goes 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position
The Brewers beat the Phillies 4-1 Wednesday. Aaron Nola allowed all four runs, and the Phillies went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position, their worst mark of the season. Philadelphia scored once after loading the bases with no outs in the second. -
Calf issue keeps Olivia Miles out of both Lynx games against Fever
Minnesota ruled Olivia Miles out of Thursday’s game against Indiana with a calf issue, her second straight absence against the Fever. Coach Cheryl Reeve said the problem had been present since Sunday and nearly kept Miles out against Connecticut. -
Knicks-Towns extension talks stall as $61 million option looms
Shams Charania reported that Karl-Anthony Towns rejected the Knicks' initial extension offer, stalling talks. Brian Windhorst said Towns' $61 million option for next season would put New York in the second apron, a threshold owner James Dolan has ruled out. -
Cardinals’ five-run burst delivers 5-1 win over Pirates
St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 5-1 on Wednesday, scoring five runs in the third and fourth innings to back Matthew Liberatore. After allowing Brandon Lowe’s solo homer in the second, Liberatore kept the Pirates scoreless until he left with two outs in the sixth. -
Cardinals end Pirates’ five-game streak as Pittsburgh sets strikeout record
St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 5-1 at PNC Park Thursday night, ending the Pirates’ five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh nevertheless set a franchise record with its 1,444th strikeout, topping the 2019 mark by one; Brandon Lowe hit the Pirates’ only run with a solo homer. -
Astros visit Mariners with Texas tied atop AL West and five games left
Houston visits Seattle at 9:10 p.m. CT Wednesday for the second game of a two-game series, with Ethan Pecko starting against George Kirby. The Astros are tied with Texas atop the AL West with five games left and hold the season-series tiebreaker. -
Vikings list Mason on IR as Jones and two Bucs rookies miss practice
The teams’ first injury reports ahead of Sunday’s Tampa matchup list Vikings RB Jordan Mason (thumb) on injured reserve; Vikings RB Aaron Jones (knee) and Buccaneers rookie starters Rueban Bain Jr. (groin) and Josiah Trotter (shoulder) did not practice Wednesday. -
Josh Allen leads The Sporting News' 2026 Week 3 fantasy QB rankings
Josh Allen tops The Sporting News' Week 3 fantasy QB rankings, ahead of Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy. Jayden Daniels will miss Week 3 with an elbow injury; Jaxson Dart is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. -
Twins' 4-2 win leaves Giants with losing Oracle Park record
The San Francisco Giants lost 4-2 to the Twins on Wednesday, ending their penultimate 2026 series. They managed five hits and had 16 straight batters retired from the fourth through ninth; the defeat guaranteed a losing record at Oracle Park with three games left. -
Rutgers seeks first win and Schiano’s 100th in Howard matchup
Rutgers (0-3) faces Howard at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, seeking its first win of the season and head coach Greg Schiano’s 100th with the program. Live coverage will be available on the Big Ten Network; Rutgers opened as a 42.5-point favorite. -
Glasnow and Pivetta start as Dodgers host Padres in home finale
The Dodgers host the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Thursday at 7:10 p.m. in the teams’ final meeting of the season and Los Angeles’ last home game of the 2026 regular season. Tyler Glasnow starts for the Dodgers, while Nick Pivetta takes the mound for San Diego. -
Three Texas players listed out before SEC opener against Tennessee
In its Wednesday report, Texas listed Justus Terry, Xavier Filsaime and Jordan Coleman as out, and Nick Townsend as doubtful, for Saturday’s 11 a.m. CT SEC opener against No. 14 Tennessee. Hollywood Smothers is questionable, while Colin Simmons is probable. -
Commentary: Inglewood coach’s two-game suspension puts Southern Section under scrutiny
Mil’Von James is due back Friday as Inglewood High’s football coach after a two-game district suspension for using two ineligible players in an Aug. 28 game. An LA Times commentary urges the Southern Section to act to protect its credibility. -
Fubo PPV is the US option for Netherlands-Germany Nations League opener
The Netherlands host Germany in their UEFA Nations League opener on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff ArenA. In the U.S., kickoff is at 2:45 p.m. ET and the match streams exclusively on fubo PPV; no TV channel is listed. -
Rodri says Atlético deserved derby win amid Real Madrid referee complaints
Rodri said Atlético deserved its 2-1 derby win over Real Madrid, although he acknowledged some calls could have gone differently. He said he does not believe refereeing errors have a lasting impact over a 38-game league season. -
Klopp to reveal Germany squad omission tomorrow, withholds right-back choice
Jürgen Klopp said he will announce tomorrow which Germany player he is leaving out of the squad for the Netherlands match. He has spoken to the unnamed player, who will be in the squad next time, but did not reveal Germany’s right-back starter. -
Dallas Wings face Seattle Storm in 10 p.m. ET Wednesday game
The Dallas Wings and Seattle Storm are scheduled to meet Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Climate Pledge Arena in Dallas’s regular-season finale. Tipoff is listed for 10 p.m. ET; the game is on KFAA White Feed and streaming on Fubo, with regional restrictions possible. -
Jim Ross recalls learning the wrestling business from Bill Dundee
Jim Ross remembered Bill Dundee, who died earlier this month at 82, as a close friend and a sharp wrestling mind. Ross said he learned the business from Dundee at Mid-South in the mid-1980s, where Dundee was Bill Watts’s booker and wrote two one-hour TV shows weekly. -
Five-hit Blue Jays fall 4-2 to Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader
The Orioles beat the Blue Jays 4-2 in the second game of a doubleheader. Davis Schneider homered in the ninth, and CJ Van Eyk allowed four earned runs in five innings in his first MLB start. Toronto had five hits and struck out nine. -
Bears leave Week 3 quarterback call open amid Williams and Bagent injuries
The Bears have not ruled out Caleb Williams or Tyson Bagent for Monday’s game against the Eagles. Bagent must progress through concussion protocol, while the team monitors Williams’ hamstring; if neither is cleared, veteran Case Keenum would start.
